Diskit Monastery
（重定向自Disket）
![Diskit MonasteryLocation within India](/Images/godic/202501/09/India_Jammu_and_Kashmir_location_map_UN_view.svg2509.png")
![32 metre statue of Maitreya Buddha near Diskit Monastery facing down the Shyok River towards Pakistan.](/Images/godic/202501/09/Maitreya_Buddha_-_Nubra2509.jpg")
![A renovated mural depicting the Four Heavenly Kings opposite a prayer hall (2009). The same mural is seen in a ruined stage in the 2004 photo (below, in Structures) at the top of the stairs.](/Images/godic/202501/09/Virudhaka-Dhritarastra-Virupaksha-Vaisarvana2509.jpg")
![Location of Diskit and Khardong La pass in the Nubra Valley](/Images/godic/202501/09/Shoyok_and_Nubra_Valley_map2509.jpg")
Diskit Monastery also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India.
It belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded by Changzem Tserab Zangpo, a disciple of Tsong Khapa, founder of Gelugpa, in the 14th century. It is a sub-gompa of the Thikse gompa.